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United States Patent | 5,088,169 |
Touzet | February 18, 1992 |
A machine to trim a used shotgun shell to an adjustable precise length with a uniform length around the circumference of the trimmed shell. The cut edge is smooth and lies in a plane of cutting essentially normal to the longitudinal axis of the trimmed shotgun shell.
Inventors: | Touzet; Lorenzo J. (10831 SW. 33rd St., Miami, FL 33165) |
Appl. No.: | 706028 |
Filed: | May 28, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 86/19.7; 86/44 |
Intern'l Class: | F42B 005/26; B21D 051/54 |
Field of Search: | 29/1.3,1.31,1.32 42/90 82/70.2 86/23,29,31,36,44 |
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